Secondary III Concept Notebook

Concept
Inverse Functions
Solving Radical Problems

Solve Power Problems

How to
They all the points where the x
and y have been reversed.
1. Take the power of the
radical to both sides to get
the variable out from
underneath the radical.
2. Solve the remaining
equation.
1. Apply the radical of the
power to both sides.
2. Solve the equation.

Example
{(1,0), (3,5), (0,4)}
{(0,1),(5,3), (4,0)}
3

( x + 5) = 3
3

( x + 5)

= (3)3

( x + 5) = 27
x + 5 5 = 27 5
x = 32
( x 2)3 = 27
3

( x 2)3 = 3 27

x2=3
x 2 + 2 = 3+ 2
x=5
FOIL

Using function notation to

evaluate a function

F-first: x*x=x
O-outer: x*-8=-8x
I-inner: 1*x= x
L-last: 1*-8=-8
(x+1)(x-8)
1. find the function
2.insert the given value
3. Simplify

(x+1)(x-8)
x*x-8x+x-8
x-7x-8

Ex 1
h(x) =x+4x-7
h(4) =(4)+4(4)-7
h(4) =16+16-7=25
Ex 2
h(m+n)=x+4x-7
h(m+n)=(m+n)+4(m+n)-7
h(m+n) =
m+mn+mn+n+4m+4n-7
=m+2mn+n+4m+4n-7

Solving Quadratic
Equations by Factoring

Solving Exponential
Problems

1. For the equation

ax+bx+c=0.
2. Multiply a*c.
3. Find the factors of the
product a*c that add up to
b.
4. Substitute those factors
for b in the equation.
5. Group two similar terms.
6. Factor out the GCF in each
pair.
7. Factor out the common
binomial and write the
equation in the form of
(x+m)(x+n)=0
8. Set each binomial to zero
and solve for x.
1. Write the problem in
primes.
2. Set the exponents equal
to each other and solve the
equation.

-2x-x+6=0

-2*6=-12 +-1
1*12
2*6
3*4

-2x-x+6=0
-2x-4x+3x+6=0
(-2x-4x)+(3x+6)=0
-2x(x+2)+3(x+2)=0
(x+2)(-2x+3)=0
(x+2)=0 (-2x+3)=0
-2 -2
-3 -3
x=-2
-2x=-3
-2 -2
x=3/2

Ex1
3x = 27
3x = 33
x=3
Ex 2
1
5x =
625
1
5x = 4
5
x
5 = 54
x = 4
Ex3
5i 2 x = 40
5
5
2x = 8
2 x = 23
x=3

Solving Exponential
Equations

1. Make the base the same

for
am = a n .
2. Make the exponents equal
to each other.
3. Solve for the variable.

26 x +10 = 16 x 5
26 x +10 = ( 24 )

x 5

26 x +10 = 24( x 5)
6 x + 10 = 4( x 5)
6 x + 10 = 4 x 20
4 x

4x

2 x + 10 = 20
10

10

2 x = 30
2

x = 15

How to write a log from an

exponent

1. Top number goes 1st

2. Base goes 2nd
3. The answer is on the end

26 = 64
6 = log 2 64

For a y = x
4.
y = log a x

Finding inverse functions

120214

5. For the first one it is

finding product for exponent
6. Finding the power of a
product.
1.Set f(x) =y
2. Solve for x.
3. Switch x and y variables.
4. Substitute f 1 ( x) for y

f ( x) = 2 x 5
y = 2x 5
+5
+5
y + 5 = 2x
2
2
y+5
=x
2
x+5
=y
2
f 1 ( x ) =

x +5
2

Properties of Exponents
120314

1. Product of Powers
Property

ex1: 211 i23 = 211+3 = 214

am ia n = am+n

ex 2 :

2. Quotient of Powers
Property

ex3 : ( 34 ) = 343 = 312

am
= a m n
n
a
3. Power to a Power Property
n m

(a )

= a nm

54
= 54 2 = 52
2
5
3

1
1
, 113 = 3
2
7
11
4
3
1
ex5 : 6 = 34 6 = 32 = 2
3
3
ex 4 : 7 2 =

4. Negative Exponents

a n =

Compositions

1
1
, a n = n
n
a
a

5. When simplifying do the

quotient rule and then move
1. Taking a function of a
function
2.
Notation

( f g )( x ) = f ( g ( x))
( g f )( x ) = g ( f ( x))

Simplifying Radicals to
Exponents

3. Simplify
4. If two functions are the
inverse of each other the
composition will have the
same answer.
Change the radical to a
fraction in the exponent.

23. f ( x) = 2 x + 5

g ( x) =

x 5
2

x 5 1 x 5
f
= 2/ 2/ + 5
2
1
= x5+5
=x
g (2 x + 5) =

ex1
a = a1/ 2
ex 2
a = a1/3
ex3
3

a 4 = a 4/5

( 2 x + 5) 5 = 2/ 1 x = x
2

2/